(a) A consumer who suffers damages as a result of a person‘s violation of Alaska Stat. § 45.48.100 – 45.48.290 may bring an action in court against the person and recover, in the case of a violation where the person acted
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 45.48.200
action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) negligently, actual economic damages, court costs allowed by the rules of court, and full reasonable attorney fees;(2) knowingly,
(A) damages as described in (1) of this subsection;(B) punitive damages that are not less than $100 or more than $5,000 for each violation as the court determines to be appropriate; and(C) other relief that the court determines to be appropriate.(b) A consumer may bring an action in court against a person for a violation or threatened violation of Alaska Stat. § 45.48.100 – 45.48.290 for injunctive relief, whether or not the consumer seeks another remedy under this section.(c) Notwithstanding (a)(2) of this section, a person who knowingly violates Alaska Stat. § 45.48.100 – 45.48.290 is liable in a class action for an amount that the court allows. When determining the amount of an award in a class action under this subsection, the court shall consider, among the relevant factors, the amount of any actual damages awarded, the frequency of the violations, the resources of the violator, and the number of consumers adversely affected.(d) In this section, “knowingly” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.81.900.
